Updated 2018. Even *I* learn something from the pages of Dream of Italy! Though many of the story ideas and articles are conceived and written by me, I also hire the best travel experts to help uncover more Italian gems. I first read about master pizzaiolo Enzo Coccia and his Naples pizza school when guest editor Barrie Kerper handed in …
Let’s Get Cooking in Italy
Looking to take a half-day cooking lesson or even attend a longer cooking program? We’ve got you covered with our list of Italy’s Best Cooking Schools – more than 80 schools that were featured in our August and September issues! Learning to cooking in Italy isn’t just a fun activity, it is a cultural experience – a way to truly …
New Luxury Resort in Tuscany: Castello di Casole
This is an excerpt from the August 2012 issue of Dream of Italy: Timber Resorts, an American company known for high-end ski resorts and fractional ownerships, is behind the sumptuous 5-star Castello di Casole. Casole is much more of an estate than a hotel, featuring 41 suites and 28 farmhouses for rent, fractional ownership or whole ownership. Twenty minutes …
Cucina Povera in Tuscany with Cookbook Author Pamela Sheldon Johns
Cucina Povera in Tuscany May 3-10, 2012 From the mountains to the rolling hills to the seaside… Learn about Tuscany’s traditional rustic dishes of the past. Details: http://foodartisans.com/workshops/cucina-povera-tuscany.html Victory gardens of wartime Florence Peasant farmers & foragers: Artimino & Lucca Apennines Tuscan coast: Pietrasanta, Viareggio, Livorno, Grosseto Tuscan archipelago island of Capraia Southern Tuscany: Maremma and Pitigliano At home …
Umbria Culinary Tour: Check Out Photos of Umbria Harvest Week
Ready for the trip of a lifetime? We’re exploring authentic Umbria this fall with cooking lessons, ceramics painting in Deruta, truffle hunting, wine tasting at the vineyards of Montefalco, a visit to an olive mill for the first press, private tours of Assisi and Perugia. All (gourmet) meals with wine included. Even gratuities included. Join us for this exclusive small …
Join Us For a Twitter #italychat on Italian Cuisine and Cooking
Dream of Italy (@dreamofitaly) will again be hosting #italychat on Twitter on Wednesday, May 5tth at 3 p.m. ET. The topic will be Italian cuisine and cooking and our special guest will be Judy Witts Francini (@divinacucina)! You’re invited to join us by asking questions and/or sharing your own Italian culinary expertise. Our dear friend Judy Witts Francini fell in …
Special Offer From Ciao Laura Culinary Vacations
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Christmas Cooking Lessons in Italy: Learn Italian Christmas Recipes and Traditions!
This holiday season, spend Christmas in Italy and learn to cook Italian meals and desserts, while experiencing Christmas traditions and exploring Italy: Ciao Laura offers a weeklong Christmas cooking vacation in Sorrento, which includes three Italian cooking lessons, Christmas lunch, and opportunities to explore Sorrento, Naples, Pompeii, and Positano and other spots along the Amalfi Coast. To whet your culinary …
Slide Show: Preview of Dream of Italy’s Umbria Harvest Week Trip
Join Dream of Italy this November 6th in Umbria for a week of food, wine and ceramics: Customize a slideshow Highlights of Dream of Italy’s Umbria Harvest Week: • Six nights at the 17th-century farmhouse villa La Fattoria del Gelso near Assisi, Umbria. • All meals ─ homemade by the villa’s fabulous chef or at restaurants. • Visit to Italy’s …
Dream of Italy’s Umbria Tour This November
The goal of Dream of Italy’s Umbria Harvest Week: Food, Wine and Ceramics (November 6 to 12, 2010) is to provide our guests with a convivial, engaging and relaxing week filled with authentic Italian and Umbrian experiences. We’ll spend our days with local families and artisans who have been perfecting their trades for generations. All you need to do is …